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Tokyo medical group warned over 'stealth marketing' with fake Google reviews in Japan 1st
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Japan doctor peeked inside kids' underwear during elementary school checkups
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Man faces arrest over May murder of parole officer in western Japan
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Online learning worse for concentration, eyes, but better for info access: Japan research
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Lawyer, foreign nationals denounce Japan bill on permanent residence revocation
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21-year-old student 'emperor' arrested for alleged sexual assault of 11-yr-old in Tokyo
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Only 7% of areas in Fukushima resident return project deemed eligible for decontamination
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AM radio listeners set to be permanently tuned out in Japan
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Japan
- Man faces arrest over May murder of parole officer in western Japan
- Japan Emperor, Empress's rustic holiday photos show relaxed side
- Fire hits Yokohama Chinatown: 'Smoke suddenly started rising'
- Japanese man indicted over putting girl in washing machine
- Tokyo medical group warned over 'stealth marketing' with fake Google reviews in Japan 1st
- Japan doctor peeked inside kids' underwear during elementary school checkups
World
- Israeli strike kills at least 33 people at a Gaza school the military claims was being used by Hamas
- Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu set to address the US Congress on July 24
- Russian warships will arrive in Havana next week, say Cuban officials citing 'friendly relations'
- At least 4 people killed, 27 injured when trains collide in the Czech Republic, officials say
- Spain applies to join South Africa's case at top UN court accusing Israel of genocide
- Trump ally Steve Bannon must surrender to prison by July 1 to start contempt sentence, judge says
Business
- Suzuki to close auto plant in Thailand by end of 2025
- Japan firms join networking event in Kyiv for postwar reconstruction
- Japan small, mid-sized firms offer 3.62% pay hike, below major firms
- Watchdog accuses MUFG bank of sharing info with brokerage affiliates
- Japan household spending up 0.5% for April, 1st rise in 14 months
- Attacks on businesses linked to US brands rattle Baghdad as anger over the war in Gaza surges
Sports
- Baseball: Dodgers' Yoshinobu Yamamoto shines against Yankees in best MLB start
- Football: Top-scorer Kiko Seike named WE League MVP
- Baseball: Hiroshima's Osera throws no-hitter vs. Lotte
- Boxing: Naoya Inoue 'honored' to receive 2023 Sugar Ray Robinson Award
- Paris Olympics organizers unveil a display of the five Olympic rings mounted on the Eiffel Tower
- MLB: Locked-in Yusei Kikuchi snaps winless streak against Orioles
Arts & Entertainment
- 'Mermaid academy' helps promote growing aquatic art form in Japan
- Tokyo firm involved in 'Evangelion' TV series in 1990s goes bust
- Osaka biz district brightened by candles to raise environmental awareness
- Tokyo DisneySea opens Fantasy Springs themed after 'Frozen,' 'Peter Pan'
- Famed US artist Theaster Gates melds Black, Japanese cultures in Tokyo show
- Japan aims for anime, games sales abroad to hit 20 tril. yen by 2033
Lifestyle & Health
- Many dads in Japan want 'thanks' on Father's Day, 17% say nothing needed: survey
- The UN says more aquatic animals were farmed than fished in 2022. That's the first time in history
- Japan gov't launches initiative to close gender pay gap in key industries
- 200 babies compete in 'crying sumo' event at central Japan temple
- Panel asks Japan gov't to ensure infants left at 'baby hatch' have right to know origins
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